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planting of waste land. If, however, the estate is small 
and no cutting 1s done, his work may be more of a 
landscape gardener and gamekeeper combined. On all 
estates, the forester is likely to have charge of the 
protection and propagation of game, and already one 
forest school is giving a course in fish and game pro- 
tection. In Germany and France protecting the game 
and selling hunting privileges of the forest in his 
charge is as much a part of the forester’s work as is 
the selling of timber. It will be only a short time before 
the same custom will prevail in this country and 
foresters will be required to know the habits, food 
and cover required by all the denizens of our forests. 
From the foregoing description it can be seen that 
the forester’s life is many sided. It is rich in 
possibilities, even though not especially well paid; in 
fact it is a profession in which a large part of the 
payment consists In an enjoyable life and the satis. 
faction which comes from feeling that one is serving 
the State or nation by aiding in solving the problem 
of what to do with non-agricultural land. Forestry is 
a& unique vocation; it makes severe demands upon its 
members yet it yields countless compensations. 
With plenty of responsibility and opportunity for 
splendid pioneer work the life of a forester igs one 
that appeals to voung men with red blood. It is safe 
to say that the ideals held by the men of the United 
States Forest Service are not surpassed by those of 
any profession and their love of and pride in their 
work, their companionship, their esprit de corps is a 
magnificent tribute to Pinchot, Price, and Graves, and 
their associates. The nation owes a heavy debt to 
them, not alone for the efficient management of the 
nation’s forests but for the lofty standards of public 
